[2025] The Appeal of Mixed-Bag Sounds: A Roundup of Western Crossover/Mixture Bands

Are you familiar with the music genre known as “mixture rock”? In fact, it’s a Japanese-made term; abroad, the genre is generally described as rap metal, funk metal, or crossover.

True to the original meaning of “mixture,” its sound fuses a variety of styles—metal, hip-hop, funk, and more—and continues to thrill younger generations today.

While most prominent Western bands associated with mixture rock emerged from the ’90s to the early ’00s, this time I’ll also include bands from the so-called “nu metalcore” genre—acts influenced by nu metal and metalcore—to introduce groups that embody the spirit of mixture!